Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga National Park lies on the south bank of the Brahamaputra and its
boundary for the most part follows the Mora Diphlu river and runs parallel to
National Highway No. 37. It covers an area of 688 sq. kilometres. The Park was
first established in 1908, as a reserve forest with only abouta dozen rhinos and
was declared a National Park in 1974.
Kaziranga is famous for the great One-Horned Rhinos. Tigers which are natural
enemies of rhinos are also there in sizable numbers in this area. Other
attractions of this national park include the wild buffalo, magnificent swamp
deer, hog deer, wild boar, Hoolok gibbon, capped langur and ratel (badger). A wide variety of snakes including the rock python and the monitor lizardars
also found here. Amongst the birds, the crested serpent eagle is common while
palla's fishing eagle and gray headed fishing eagle are frequently seen. Others
include the Bengal floricab, bar-headed goose, whistling teal and pelican. Mihimukh is the starting area for the park and elephants can be hired from
here to enter the sanctuary.
Wildlife in India :-
North
:-
Himalayan
National Park ::
Keoladeo
Ghana or Bharatpur National Park ::
Ranthambore
::
Rajaji
National Park ::
Dudhwa
National Park ::
Hastinapur
Sanctuary ::
National
Chambal Sanctuary ::
Dachigam
::
Desert
National Park ::
Sariska
::
Corbett
National Park ::
Govind
National Park ::
Kishanpur
Sanctuary
South
:-
Srisailam
Sanctuary ::
Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
::
Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary
::
Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary
::
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
::
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
::
Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary
::
Eravikulam Wildlife Sanctuary
::
Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary
::
Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary
::
Silent Valley National Park
::
Bannerghata National Park
West
:-
Gir
::
Kanha
::
Bandharvgarh National Park
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